Did You Know? Crane’s Mill Retirement Community in West Caldwell, NJ, gladly welcomes cats, dogs, and more in our independent living apartments and cottages.

When considering a move to a retirement community, people can be faced with a lot of decisions, like what kind of apartment or cottage should I choose, what contract type fits my budget, what personal belongings can I bring, and can I bring my pet?

2. If you have a pet, your furry friend is more than welcome in our community.

Many Crane’s Mill residents have cats, and there are even some dogs—we just ask that they are small dogs, and live on the first floor for easy access to our walking paths. In our cottages, which are freestanding from our main building, residents are welcome to have larger dogs.

Pets can be such wonderful companions. They can provide a warm, cuddly buddy while reading or watching TV, help to keep us on a regular routine, and even provide some exercise and activity when we take them on walks or have playtime.

Join William F. Burke, President, Mendham Capital Management, Registered Principal, RJFS for a discussion on financial considerations when planning and entering retirement.RSVP to 973-276-3070 or click here to send us an email.

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We are so excited to announce that Crane’s Mill is now on Facebook! You can keep up with everything happening at our retirement community by visiting our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cranesmill and clicking the “Like” button.

Our staff, residents, and family members are sharing photos, stories, videos, event invitations, and so much more!

Please visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cranesmill and click the “Like” button to join the fun! We look forward to connecting with you!

Take a trip on the Crane’s Mill Courier wayback machine for a look at music, movies, and the 1964 World’s Fair!

The number movie at the box office was the Elvis Presley / Ann-Margaret smash Viva Las Vegas, which was about to have the biggest opening weekend of the year for all of 1964—an even $3,000,000. It went on to gross over 9 million dollars at the box office, equal to over 68 million in todays dollars!

World's Fair 5 Cent Stamp

In Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York, the 1964 World’s Fair was in full swing! Countries from around the world joined the USA and many states with expositions of food, culture, architecture, and more. Companies like Disney, IBM, Westinghouse, Bell, General Motors, and Ford showed off current and future industrial trends. Plus, the Sinclair Oil Corporation had an amazing display of life-size dinosaurs including a brontosaurus, triceratops, and tyrannosaurus rex—here’s a photo of the dinosaurs riding a barge on the Hudson River en route to the fair!

The World's Fair Unisphere at Night

Some of the Fair’s expositions predicted future technological advancements such as a “picture phone” (think Skype, FaceTime, and other video phone technology) along with the increasing importance of computers. If you’re reading this blog, surely you understand just how important computers are to our everyday life—for news, keeping in touch, research, and so much more. To predict even a fraction of what we can do in 2014 back in 1964 is nothing short of extraordinary!

What were you up to in May of 1964? Did you visit the World’s Fair? Click here to send an email to let us know! We may feature your answer in an upcoming Crane’s Mill Courier blog post! We’re excited to head out to Towne Square and ask our residents what their favorite songs, movies, and more were from 50 years ago.